The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1887-09-24
NUMBER 10,
ANOTHER MANS CRIME.
BY
The Author Of The Rokewood Tragedy"
The Fenton Girls, "Al!thorpe," Etc.
CONTINUED

There is no time to be lost" she said
with feverish haste. Let me begin,
back to the years of my youth, when
prosperity smiled upon me, and happi-
ness was mine. | was married when
quite young, TO the man of my choice,
Jonathan Jdderzook. The first years
ofmy married life let them 60 Enough
to say nothing of them. 1t was only
when reverses in fortune came, and
brought the tempter to work his bale
fUI influence over my husbands heart,
that my trouble began. Ihen-bUt
never mind ! ass over those terrible
months of anguish and trial
"I'issensions came We often vowed,
in the heat of our differences, that we
would part he would go his way,
would go mine i5ut all differences
We're ended when one morning people
came IN and told me he was dead. A
hat and coat was found on the river
bank, and a note stating briefly that,
tired Of his life, he had ended it, The
shock maddened me | was wild.
The river was dragged without sue
cess lays after horrid body, swol-
len past all semblance, black with de-
compo ,ition, vet clothed in his gar
meuts, washed ashore | believed it to
be his buried it as his / set up
above it g memorial stone In the DAYS
when plenty had smiled upon US, my
husband had taken out life insurance
policy to the amount of fifteen thOus-
and dollars
Il discovered that this was all that
co Id look forward to rs a support for
myself and child For Tattie's sake |
presented the claim; for Tattie sake
to CHIT the company IN the courts In
time the ease was decided in favor of
the widow. In time. the money was
paid TO me. And IN time | became rec
onciled to my lot in life, and lived at
peace if not in happiness, alone with
nay foolish child. NV late husband had
hal Il friend, true and stanch, by the
name If awes To ohm Dawes |
owed much. lie had helped me fight
tine comp ny, ard IN fact, it was his
testimony that finally decided the case
for we mt wait; letme not anticipate
me stort ght. when the sleet was
falling, Il tap came to my window.
.luncd, recred ont into the storm.
Ihr NIL " opened OH, heaven
Nlyc and Welt onathan UdderZook
Sl'"'' n''oie ms. nc bitterness o.
Of shame. disgrace. Was there He
made me uudersta d what lie wanted.
Food. and more than al. money
udor am assumed name he was living
in distant part of the country He
had seen the settlement of nv claims
'''v '.'''' ','.'t ny anu ne ~, nae
It - ~ IN : loI'I r. ! I'eL
~ - S'l'' i''" n'
y ''ii'' -. - ~ ~ ing '''(
g .,''',i l''"' "'o1'i' no" ne mao
A"'.t" I ''''N' .'ua .''il''' l, ~ inc Gem
~ - y ~ rs 'l"''''S' aug LlL-
49, - w L mus ll"'e" y -
,le IlNet tl POINT aad al q ume Whel
II' N"e" us s., 1I3e "oaid sweep u ao"n
1" -'.o'e l'en ile sup Peo away, auo
"'''''N 'ot tue pay heAt OF lhe lhSur
"Ittt money.
oh, the shame, the anger, the de
SPAR oil that awful hour- Tut much as
wished TO do 1t, dared not denounce
I'llt W as ne net my husband and the
t''ll'i "l my 'hit9!
'h my knees, l oeSought INN 10 60
away and leave me On my knees, /
vowed TO nm not to oetray his guilty
secret gave nm money, and ar
ranged TO send remlttaures to such
places rs he should designate
tie went away. From that hour be,
gan life q torment for me. The de
mands for money became more and
more fire ueut | dared not refuse
them The money, ill-gotten, melted
away III ms hands. Vt st my friend: